Bodycam shows IMPD officer shoot man who killed 2 over $40 dispute

INDIANAPOLIS — Video released by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department shows officers shoot a man after he points what appears to be a handgun at police officers.

The suspect, Michael Hendricks, survived being shot by police. But James McGuire and David Doty did not survive Hendricks.

Previous stories detail how Hendricks admitted to shooting McGuire and Doty on March 28 over a $40 debt. Police called to Riley Place in response to the double shooting soon found Hendricks walking along the side of the street near Prospect and Emerson on the city’s east side.

Newly released video, edited and provided by IMPD, shows the encounter between Hendricks and police officers at the corner of Prospect and Emerson. The shooting is captured on police body and dash cam footage. It’s also captured on surveillance footage from a nearby property.

In the footage, Hendricks is seen walking down the side of the road. A police cruiser pulls up behind him with the officer hopping out of the car and demanding Hendricks show his hands.

But Hendricks immediately begins to backpedal, keeping his body partially facing the police officers as he reaches into his sweatshirt pocket. The officer repeatedly shouts for Hendricks to get his hands out of his pockets.

Hendricks then pulls what appears to be a gun from his sweatshirt pocket and points it at police. The IMPD officer responds by opening fire. Hendricks is hit by the gunfire and falls to the ground.

The alleged gun isn’t easily identifiable in the footage until Hendricks is shot and the gun is flung into the air. The firearm is then seen lying on the ground on the officer’s bodycam as he approaches the injured Hendricks.

IMPD also provided a still photograph of the gun lying on the shoulder of the road near Hendricks. According to IMPD, the handgun was unloaded with a magazine inserted and the slide locked to the rear.

Hendricks would go on to admit to shooting and killing both McGuire and Doty. In August, he was sentenced to 90 years in prison.

“We have two individuals who lost their lives and a man now serving nearly 100 years behind bars over what literally amounted to $40 — that is absolutely devastating,” said Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears.